AirSpace, Redux - Kyle Chayka Industries

A new intro.

Below I am reprinting my 2016 essay “Welcome to AirSpace,” which was published by The Verge. Their website redesign didn’t update the original article, so here’s an archival copy. I also wrote a new brief introduction. My upcoming book Filterworld will further explore all of these themes. Lately I think that the power of a piece of nonfiction writing comes more from its content and its accuracy than its style. The subject is compelling because it’s real, because we’re living it and everyone can see it. I wrote the AirSpace essay because I wanted to tackle something I was seeing in the…

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